The Gillett Middle School forensics team performed well at two recent festivals.

The team, coached by Tami McQuillan and Don Olderman, competed at a Level I Festival in Suring on Jan. 29. All performers received straight A’s and qualified to participate in a Level II Festival.

On March 5, the team traveled to Wabeno for the district Level II competition. More than 100 students from eight area schools participated in the festival. The Gillett Middle School team had outstanding performances and brought home 25 A’s and one B in the categories of play-acting, prose, storytelling, news reporting and readers’ theater.